The Cardinals ruled out 9 from their game against the Rams.
The Arizona Cardinals concluded the final day of their practice week Friday in preparation for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, and they released their final injury report of Week 14.
The injury report has a whopping nine players listed as out, which includes three players practicing while on injured reserve.
Linebacker Josh Sweat, who had rest days on both Wednesday and Thursday, fully practiced Friday and does not have a game status designation.
Running back Emari Demercado, who was not one of the players listed as out by head coach Jonathan Gannon Friday morning, was downgraded from limited to not practicing on Friday and is also out.
Defensive lineman L.J. Collier, who has been on injured reserve since the cut to 53 players, had his 21-day practice window opened Wednesday and after being limited Wednesday and Thursday, did not practice Friday and had a personal issue added to his Friday status.
Of the 11 players listed with injuries, of a possible 33 practices, there were a total of 21 days of not participating.
The full details of their final injury report of the week are below. After each player’s injury, there is the daily status, which is either no status (NS), did not practice (DNP), limited (LIM) or Full. Starters are noted with an asterisk.
Arizona Cardinals Week 14 injury report: Ruled outRB Trey Benson (knee/practicing while on IR): DNP, DNP, DNPDL L.J. Collier (knee/not injury related/personal/practicing while on IR): LIM, LIM, DNPRB Emari Demercado (ankle): LIM, LIM, DNPWR/RS Greg Dortch (chest): DNP, DNP, DNP*WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (heel): DNP, DNP, DNPT Christian Jones (knee/practicing while on IR): LIM, LIM, LIMCB Max Melton (heel): DNP, DNP, DNPDL Walter Nolen III (knee): DNP, DNP, DNPS Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (ankle): DNP, DNP, DNP
Things are not trending well for Benson. His 21-day practice window closes next week and after beginning with four limited practices, he hasn’t been able to practice for five consecutive days, dating back to last week.
Demercado was injured early in the Week 11 game against the 49ers and has missed the previous two games. He did not practice in all six practices the last two weeks, and while the upgrade to limited Wednesday and Thursday appeared promising, he did not practice Friday and is out.
Questionable*RT Kelvin Beachum (groin): DNP, LIM, LIMWR Xavier Weaver (hamstring): NS, LIM, DNP
Weaver was added to the report Thursday because of an injury that likely happened that day. With Harrison and Dortch out, it’s possible Trent Sherfield Jr. or Tejhaun Palmer could be elevated from the practice squad Saturday.
No game designation*DL Calais Campbell (not injury related/rest): NS, NS, DNP*OLB Josh Sweat (not injury related/rest): DNP, DNP, FullRams Friday injury report
Doubtful
CB Darious Williams (tibia): DNP, DNP, DNP
Questionable
WR Tutu Atwell (hamstring/practicing while on IR): Full, Full, Full*NT Poona Ford (calf): DNP, DNP, LIM
No game designation
*WR Davante Adams (hamstring): DNP, LIM, Full*DE Braden Fiske (not injury related/rest): NS, NS, DNP*LT Alaric Jackson (not injury related/rest): NS, NS, DNP*S Kamren Kinchens (shoulder): LIM, LIM, Full*ILB Omar Speights (ankle): LIM, Full, Full*RB Kyren Williams (ankle): LIM, LIM, Full*OLB Byron Young (knee): LIM, LIM, DNP
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